20th Century Fox is really serious about maintaining an element of mysteriousness aroundAlien: Covenant, but it seems to be working quite well. We are still waiting for the trailer to drop, which feels like it should be any day now, but yet another new image has surfaced from the movie and this is maybe the most intriguing one yet. Fans of theAlien franchisewill be quick to notice the blood covered walls of a medical room, signaling some callback style carnage.
This latest photo was posted to theAlien AnthologyTwitter account today and is the latest in a series of images, seemingly leading up to the release of the firstAlien: Covenanttrailer. Fans seem to be getting a little impatient, but that is only because images like this, which seems to tease anAlienchestburster (or some new form of Xenomorph creating such a bloody mess), are leading us to believe this is theAlienmovie we’ve been waiting three decades for. It is looking likeAlien: Covenantis going to be much more of a horror movie than anything else, which is whatRidley Scottdid with the original.
Yesterday, the account showed off another photo that had some familiarity to it, but was much less of a violent tease. The photo seems to show the famous hallway of the engineer’s ship, which usually means trouble is just around the corner. So, at least on the surface, it is much less bloody, but those who know the history ofAlienknow that this probably won’t end well. That seems to gel with the marketing so far, as the first poster forAlien: Covenantwas released online recently, featuring aXenomorphcloaked in shadow looking mighty scary. In a stroke of simple brilliance, the poster has the very unnerving and short tagline of “run.”
This new image also boasts some familiarity in the form of a mysterious sequence of numbers, as all of these recent photos have. This time, it is 224612072104, but that doesn’t mean much since it doesn’t seem like anyone online has definitely cracked the code yet. The only commonality is that every one of the photos has ended with 2104, which could be a military timestamp of some kind, but nobody really knows. It is just clear that Fox is getting ready for something big, which is probably the trailer forAlien: Covenant. The trailer has already been rated and was recently shown to critics at a press event, so it is most definitely ready to go. It’s just a matter of when Fox wants to show it to the world.
Alien: Covenantis serving as both aPrometheus sequeland another prequel to the originalAlien, withRidley Scottonce again returning to direct.Michael Fassbenderis reprising his role as David inAlien: Covenant(as well as another android named Walter) andNoomi Rapacewill be returning as Elizabeth, but she isn’t expected to have a huge role in the movie. The rest of the new cast includesDanny McBride,James Franco,Demian Bichir,Katherine WaterstonandBilly Crudup.Alien: Covenantis set for release on June 27, 2025. Be sure to check out the new photos for yourself below.
